Awards
- School of Public Health W.W. Patty Distinguished Alumni Award - 1978
Hester Beth Bland, H.S.D., was a consultant and educator of health education for the Indiana State Board of Health, Division of Health Education and Indiana State University. She published works such as An Analysis of Activities of Indiana Public School Nurses employed by Boards of Education in 1957. Bland received the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation W.W. Patty Distinguished Service Award from Indiana University in 1978.